What happens when an AI recruitment platform evolves into something much bigger?In this episode of Tech Startup Stories, Natalie Binns speaks with Dr Ali Raza, founder and CEO of ByteSpark.ai, about the realities of building an AI startup over the last 12 months.The conversation explores:The challenges of product-market fit and pricing perceptionWhy founders must protect themselves in business partnershipsHow ByteSpark.ai pivoted from SaaS into a service-led modelThe development of Persona, an AI-driven decision intelligence platformWhy recruitment needs more human intelligence, not lessDr Ali Raza also shares honest reflections on resilience, trust, leadership, and building through uncertainty while navigating both startup growth and regional instability.